In this section of our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide, we take a look at some thoughtful health and fitness gift ideas.
iDB Holiday Gift Guide: great health and fitness gift ideas
Health
Apple employees can now access free genetic screenings
Apple has partnered with Color Genomics on a pilot program to offer free genetic screenings to all its Silicon Valley employees through AC Wellness, which are Apple's dedicated health clinics set up near the Apple Park headquarters.
Get active this Thanksgiving with Apple’s new Activity challenge
Burn off those extra calories that you've accumulated by chowing down on delicious food this holiday, and maybe start a healthy habit, by taking Apple's 2019 Thanksgiving Day challenge.
Heart Analyzer overhauls its Apple Watch app, you can now see more data than ever
Heart Analyzer, an Apple Watch app that lets you see your heart rate data in many different ways on your wrist, has been refreshed with an overhauled look, new pretty charts and more.
Editor’s Desk: Apple update death march, Adobe expectations, Apple Health and EHR
This week saw yet another point update from Apple to fix a problem, this time for an issue first introduced in late October. We also saw the release of an app we've been waiting for from Adobe for a year - one that's underwhelming many of us, it turns out. Apple surprised us with some welcome electronic health record integration; now if only the rest of the health care industry would catch up. Thoughts on all this stuff in this week's editor's desk roundup.
Apple Health works with VA, but not with my doctor
Apple's recent announcement that it's partnered with the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) to make the VA's own Health Records system accessible within the Health application on the iPhone got me thinking: What the hell is wrong with my own health care provider? I'm not a vet but I almost wish I were, if it would simplify this process. Because the way I access my own information is a raging dumpster fire.
VA Health Records come to iPhone Health app
Apple and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Wednesday that U.S. veterans now have access to the VA's Health Records feature in the Health app on the iPhone.
Earn the 2019 Veterans Day badge in Apple’s upcoming Activity challenge
Apple's next Apple Watch Activity challenge will target Veterans Day on Monday, November 11.
Apple may be developing new framework called SensorKit for research studies
When it comes to health and medical research, Apple has different frameworks already in place. However, it sounds like the company has one more coming down the pike.
Apple Health team hit with departures as internal tensions rise
Despite the fact that health has become a major focal point for Apple, and the segment has become one of the company's most popular elements baked into its products, a new report states that things aren't all rainbows and butterflies.
Apple teams up with Eli Lilly to see if iPhone, Apple Watch can detect dementia
Health is one of the biggest segments of Apple's business strategy these days, with both the iPhone and the Apple Watch leading that charge.
Apple to test new digital health API that will offer integrated access to patient claims
Apple is moving ahead with tests to try out a new digital health API that will make it easier to access patient claims.